Most Mississippi schools adopt abstinence-only sex education policy

4:42 PM,
Jul. 28, 2012

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The Clarion-Ledger

In the majority of Mississippi's 151 school districts, students will be taught an abstinence-only sex education curriculum, according to the state Department of Education.

Under state law, school district leaders had to decide whether to adopt an abstinence-only or an abstinence-plus curriculum, which is one that also addresses safe sex.

The need for sex education in Mississippi is underscored by data included in the 2012 Kids Count report from the Annie E.Casey Foundation, which was officially released Thursday. Mississippi tied with New Mexico for the nation's highest birth rate. ...